Tuesday, 9 April, 2024 - 10:19
Rio Tinto in $9.5m Yinhawangka culture deal
Mining giant Rio Tinto will spend $9.5 million over six years on a new Pilbara traditional owner program to create jobs through preservation and protection of culture.
The Yinhawangka People are the native title claimants and traditional custodians of approximately one million hectares of land and waters that including a number of Rio Tinto mines and the town of Paraburdoo.
The Yinhawangka People traditionally lived around an area in the Pilbara to the south east of the town of Onslow. It covers the area containing the Angelo River, Ashburton River, Hardey River, Kunderong Range, Mount Vernon Station, Rocklea and Turee Creek.
